Camera lens coffee cup
The Photojojo store carries this crazy-realistic camera lens mug, only $24!
Photography & Video
The latest DIY ideas, techniques and tools for creating and editing digital photos and videos, as well as how to make your own still and video cameras.
Camera Lens Coffee Mug
The photography enthusiast in your life will likely love this camera lens coffee mug from Photojojo. It’s equipped with a lens-cap lid (omg), rubber-grip focus and zoom rings (o…m…g), and an auto-focus switch that actually switches (OMG)! It’s so realistic, you might have to use post-its just to remind yourself which is your mug and […]
DIY 3D photo rig
Makers Local 256 member ratmandu (Justin Richards) built this 3D camera rig out of two Powershot A480s. One of the cameras is mounted upside down in order to get the two lenses closer to each other, and ratmandu’s custom code automatically flips the image back around. So see the effect, check out the second photo […]
How-To: Photo Box Purse
Make a perfectly customized photo box purse to match an outfit or just showcase a favorite picture with this tutorial from Alexa of The Swell Life.
Stick and can 3D lighting rig
Sometimes, good hacks are dog simple. Here, a food can, some cement, some stick-wood, and some spring clamps are used to create photography light, reflector, and backdrop mounts. Stick in a Can Poorman’s Solution for 3D Lighting
Using ThingLink’s Photo Tagging Tool
Thinglink just released its new photo tagging tool! Thinglink, which calls itself a “conversational product catalog,” and allows users to share information about objects in photos and follow their favorite designers, had been in private beta for a while (founder Ulla-Maaria Engestrom was a columnist for the Craft print mag). This photo tagging tool adds […]
Macro self portrait in the ball of a ball-point pen
Russian photographer Alexey Arkhipov took this awesome photo using a specially-fitted Canon PowerShot S1 IS. The page is in Russian, but the camera-savvy may be able to decipher the lens arrangement just from the photos.